Archive for the “Pedia” category
Robocop
by zhou on January 18, 2010
Robocop, motion picture about a police officer in near-future Detroit, Michigan, who is murdered and then rebuilt as a powerful cyborg. Released in 1987, this box-office hit film was directed by Paul Verhoeven. The OCP Corporation presents a solution to (…)
Groundbreaking Summer Games Dominated by U.S. Athletes
by zhou on January 17, 2010
The games of the XXVI Olympiad held closing ceremonies on August 4, 1996, as the world celebrated athletic achievement and mourned senseless violence. The Summer Games, which were held in Atlanta, Georgia, over a 17-day period in late July and (…)
Big Bang Theory
by zhou on January 15, 2010
Big Bang Theory, currently accepted explanation of the beginning of the universe. The big bang theory proposes that the universe was once extremely compact, dense, and hot. Some original event, a cosmic explosion called the big bang, occurred about 13.7 (…)
History of Astronomy
by zhou on January 14, 2010
I INTRODUCTION History of Astronomy, history of the science that studies all the celestial bodies in the universe. Astronomy includes the study of planets and their satellites; comets, asteroids, and meteors; stars and interstellar matter; star systems known as galaxies; (…)
Shaquille O’Neal
by zhou on January 13, 2010
Shaquille O’Neal, born in 1972, American basketball player, considered one of the greatest players in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. A dominating post player (center), the 7-ft, 1-in O’Neal led the Los Angeles Lakers to three consecutive NBA titles in (…)
Base Ball
by zhou on January 11, 2010
Someone told me ‘base ball is the spirit of Americans’. From Little League to the World Series, baseball is the game that most Americans know best. The sound of baseball games is the sound of summer across the United States. (…)
Roman Polanski
by zhou on January 10, 2010
The hottest movie man, relly. Roman Polanski, born in 1933, Polish motion-picture director, known for his psychological dramas and dark comedies and for his difficult personal life. Born in Paris, France, to Polish parents, Polanski moved to Kraków, Poland, at (…)
U2
by zhou on January 9, 2010
What a shame, U2 is not american, instead, Irish rock music band. U2, Irish rock music band, which achieved worldwide popularity during the 1980s and 1990s. The group was formed in 1976 at a high school in Dublin, Ireland, by (…)
Fuel Cell
by zhou on January 8, 2010
A new decade, looks like now we’re really shifting focus to new engery. Fuel Cell, device in which the energy of a chemical reaction is converted directly into electricity. Unlike a battery, a fuel cell does not run down; it (…)
